January 25, 2014, Ukufunda

Izenzo Zabaphostoli 22: 3-16

20:3 Ngemva kokuba esehlale izinyanga ezintathu lapho, amaJuda ayecebe ukukhohlisa, esezangena ngomkhumbi eSiriya. Futhi njengoba belulekwe ngalokhu, wabuyela eMakedoniya.
20:4 Manje ababehamba naye kwakunguSopatro, indodana kaPhiro waseBereya; kanye nabaseThesalonika, u-Aristarku noSekhundu; noGayu waseDerbe, kanye noThimothewu; kanye noThikhiku noTrofimu base-Asiya.
20:5 Lezi, ngemva kokuba behambe phambili, wasilinda eTrowa.
20:6 Nokho ngempela, sasuka eFilipi ngomkhumbi, emva kwezinsuku zesinkwa esingelamvubelo, kwathi ngezinsuku ezinhlanu saya kubo eTrowa, lapho esahlala khona izinsuku eziyisikhombisa.
20:7 Khona-ke, ngesabatha lokuqala, lapho sesibuthene ukuhlephula isinkwa, UPawulu wakhuluma nabo, ehlose ukuhamba ngakusasa. Kodwa wayandisa intshumayelo yakhe kwaze kwaba phakathi kwamabili.
20:8 Kwakukhona izibani eziningi ekamelweni eliphezulu, lapho esasibuthene khona.
20:9 Futhi umfana othile ogama lakhe lingu-Evitiku, ehlezi efasiteleni, wayesindwa ubuthongo obukhulu (ngoba uPawulu wayeshumayela isikhathi eside). Khona-ke, esesiyalala, wawa esuka esitezi sesithathu phansi. Kwathi esephakanyiselwe phezulu, wayesefile.
20:10 Lapho uPawulu wehlela kuye, walala phezu kwakhe futhi, emgona, kusho, "Ungakhathazeki, ngoba umphefumulo wakhe usephakathi kwakhe.”
20:11 Manje, ukunyuka, nokuhlephula isinkwa, nokudla, sekhulume kahle kwaze kwasa, wabe esehamba.
20:12 Manje babemngenise umfana ephila, baduduzeka kakhulu.
20:13 Ngemva kwalokho sagibela umkhumbi saya e-Aso, lapho kwakumele sithathe uPawuli. Ngokuba wayenqume kanjalo, ngoba wayehamba emhlabathini.
20:14 Futhi lapho esehlangene nathi e-Asu, samngenisa, sasuka saya eMithilene.
20:15 Futhi ngomkhumbi esuka lapho, ngosuku olulandelayo, safika maqondana neKiyo. Futhi ngokulandelayo safika eSamos. Ngosuku olulandelayo saya eMilethu.
20:16 Ngokuba uPawulu wayenqume ukudlula e-Efesu ngomkhumbi, ukuze angalibali eAsiya. Ngoba wayephuthuma kanjalo, uma kwakungenzeka kuye, angase agcine usuku lwePhentekoste eJerusalema.

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